When I was learning Spanish, I have had a great opportunity to talk with my parceritos (friends in English) from Colombia. I could say 90% of my Spanish skills now were taught by my friends and 10% of them were from the textbooks and videos I've studied. As I learn the language, I gradually learn the wonderful culture of Colombia.
Colombia has become, for me, my second country. I love everything they have and nothing has become foreign to me. To quench my thirst to know completely the culture of my second country, I searched more about Colombia. Surprisingly, the Filipinos and Colombians have lots of similarities.